Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1887-11-04

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the people to be Informed. and voted for
thousands CT copies of the proceedings in
the Debt Commission, to be printed at
the expense of the State for distribution
among the people, and it was to keep such
a record for the information of the people
that he voted for stenographic reporter.
9Th. 'sHe voted against tn, people being
informed as to the report of the Superinten-
dent of the Penitentiary on the operation of
the Van Doren act, the pet Democratic
scheme, to remove the competition of convict
labor with skilled labor of honest workmen.
Why? Because it was a failure"
Aud why was the Van Doren law q fail
ure? Because Republican Governor
(Gov. Cameron) had signed contracts
with contractors for Jtue or sic gears ahead
for convict labor, and put it out of the
power of Democratic legislature to
break them. The renewal of the contracts
was favored by the then Superintendent
of the Penitentiary, Democrat, and at
the next election Democratic legislature
beat him for reelection to the Superln-
tendent's place and put in another man.
The Democrats are in dead earnest to put
a stop to convict labor competing with
free labor, and they prove it by their acts.
9th. s'He voted against the amendment of
Mr.. Mayo to the bill for the sale of lands de-
linquent for taxes, which provided-'A0 de-
linque,at tages and leoies due the State or CONN.,
ties dorm to January l, 1880, are hereby for
eUer 7eanitted.'"
And what do you suppose would have
been the effect Of the Mayo amendment? &
lot Of wealthy spectators in the South
western part Of the State had bought up
immense tracts of land on which were due
delinquent taxes, and this amendment
would let them out of paying anything.
In the interest of the people it should have
been defeated and it was.
7th. 'tHe aoas opposed to the reduction of
tares. He voted against discharging the FL
nance Committee from the further considera-
ton of the bill to reduce taxes, SO that the
bill might be promptly acted on.'
The State of Virginia, and both politi-
cal parties are under pledge to pay the
interest under the Riddleberger bill. For
ty cents and no less will do it. To reduce
taxes below that. means schools, asylums
and government again uader water, and
no one will 50 betray the trust of the peo-
pie as to aid in bringing that on again.
8th. 'fHe voted against Honse joint reso-
luton No. q for the relief of the tax-pay
of this Commonwealth 1911; but he could
vote big fees to brother lawyers, employed to
do what the Attorney General and Common
wealth's Attorney should have done"
joint Resolution No 2 was not for the
tax payers. It was for the relief of the
tax collectors and while 1t gave them
more time in which to make their returns
didn't give the tax payer day more. The
taxes were due ON the same day as before
and collectable On that Gay.
The sum voted to employ lawyers to
help the Republican Attorney General
Blair ''tO do what the Attorney General
and Commonwealth Attorney should
have done'' Was So 400. That voted to
s'help" the Democratic Attorney General
Ayers was only seusn hundred and ta0enty-
tve dollars See? Sorry you said auy-
thing amt YOU? You don't want another
Republican Attorney General at that cost
do you?
9th. HE voted to refer the Acker resolution,
instructing the Special Committee on the Site
D bit to report bill to restore Readjustment
to the condition in which his party friends
of ustice, where it died"
The Acker resolution set forth what was
not 80, and ought not to have been treated
with the courtesy of reference even. 1t
set forth that the U. s. Supreme Court
had pronounced the Readjuster legislation
the Rddleberger bill, as constitutional,
and that the Democratic legislature had
destroyed it. On the contrary, the record
showed that the U. 5. Supreme Court had
pronounced all legislation looking to the
evasion of the Funding Bill of 1871. to be
unconstitutional. AcKer's resolution,
which he himself could not explain when
called TO the floor to do SO, ought to have
been put under the table instead OF sent
to the committee.
10th. "Fathers and mothers of Augusta,
turn to the Journal of the House of Delegates,
and you will find that your late distinguished
legislator voted against supplying any text
books to the free schools at any price. House
Bill No. PTS, free books, was amended by Fig
gatt's substitute for books at cost, and when
the question come up on the engrossment and
third reading of the bill, Mr. Echols voted
No! and he voted on the passage of the bill,
MOI"
Right you arel He voted against
scheme which would have raised the taxes
Superintendent of Public Instruction
FAIR, the Republican superintendent,
was called on by resolution of the House
to state what he thought the cost of freq
books would be. He answered, placing
the lowest sum at 1921 900 year and tbs
largest at $780, 600 year! MIR. Echols re-
fused to vote for this increase of taxation
on the people Of Virginia, and they sus-
tain him in 1T. The pamphleteer missed
something, however, in not stating the
votes. He ought to have done it in full,
for every Republican, except Moss of Buck
ingham, voted against the bill for free
books at cost How is that tor Republi-
can platform free book pledges Here it
is, on page SOL Of the Journal of the
House. All the names in italics are those
of Republicans:
NAYEs.-Messrs. Aclter, AddinQd0n, Baaady,
Bohanan, Boiling, Borum, Echols, Faulcon,
Franklin, Abram Fulkerson, ellis, Harris.
Hay, Hurt, Hyzton. Jones, W. H. Jordan, W.
I. Jordan, Lightner, Loving, Mallory, Nc
Gn721Zish GfcCZintic Martin M0tIe2os MnUo